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T H E N E W S P A P E R O F I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E U N I O N
Friday, October 5, 1979 Issue No. 528
FLOWER POWER!
Freshers' Reception - a sell out
L o r d F l o w e r s a d d r e s s e d a
p a c k e d G r e a t H a l l d u r i n g the
F r e s h e r s ' R e c e p t i o n , l a s t
M o n d a y .
I C U n i o n a d d e d a n e l e m e n t
of s u r p r i s e to the e ven t a s
s o m e s e a t s c a r r i e d t o m b
s t o n e s to the m e m o r y o f t he
' u n k n o w n s t u d e n t ' : w h o
b e c a u s e o f e d u c a t i o n c u t s w i l l
no t be a b l e t o c o m e to
This issue is dedicated to Rae's Rag Knickers £1:25 from the Union
Office (not the rag office)
Big Foot struck again last Monday
BALLOON CLUB AT FRESHERS' FAIR
IC ho t a i r b a l l o o n c l u b h a d a n u n i n t e n t i o n a l l y
e x c i t i n g F r e s h e r s ' F a i r o n T u e s d a y . D u r i n g a
d e m o n s t r a t i o n i n f l a t i o n the b a l l o o n r o s e a b o v e the
g r o u n d , t h r o w i n g the p i lo t , A n d y W a l k e r , c l e a r a n d
r i p p e d i tse l f a g a i n s t the c o r n e r of t he L y o n P l a y f a i r
l i b r a r y b e f o r e its c r e w c o u l d p u l l it d o w n a g a i n b y its
h a n d l i n g l ine , w h i c h t h e y w e r e s t i l l h o l d i n g o n to .
T h e b a l l o o n w a s b e i n g in f l a t ed n o r m a l l y w i t h a
c r e w of t e n , t w i c e the n o r m a l c o m p l e m e n t , but w h e n
t h e b a l l o o n w a s ha l f i n f l a t ed a n d , o n its s i d e , a
s u d d e n r e l e a s e of a h a n d l i n g l i n e by a n
i n e x p e r i e n c e d c r e w c a u s e d the b a l l o o n t o r ise
q u i c k l y t o a b o u t t w e n t y feet a b o v e t h e g r o u n d . T h e
n y l o n f a b r i c o f t he e n v e l o p e r i p p e d a g a i n s t the
l i b r a r y w a l l b e f o r e the b a l l o o n w a s b r o u g h t b a c k to
t h e g r o u n d . O n e p e r s o n r e c e i v e d m i n o r r o p e b u r n s
a n d t h e b a l l o o n w i l l n e e d f a b r i c r e p a i r s c o s t i n g
a b o u t £50, bu t n o o t h e r d a m a g e w a s c a u s e d . Tak ing Off
LETTERS S i r s , .
May I, through the co lumns of
y o u r e s t e e m e d p u b l i c a t i o n
counter the pernic ious anti-union
views of Frank James .
In his letter (1st Oc tober issue),
he v ic iously attacked our most
useful and lively organisations,
the C C U s , as being anti-
intel lectual and detrimental to
the academic life of IC. I would, in
answer to this, humbly suggest
that he totally misunderstands the
purpose of a C C U , i.e., to promote
the academic, socia l and sport ing
a c t i v i t i e s o f i t s m e m b e r s .
I have every reason to believe
that academic affairs are very well
looked after by the C C U s , in a
manner which would not be
poss ib le in the larger and more '
extensive ICU. Yet Mr. James
makes no mention at all of this
aspect of the C C U s .
O n the sport ing and soc ia l side,
he appears to condemn all
events wh ich do not provide direct
i n t e l l e c t u a l s t i m u l a t i o n a n d
makes what I can only assume are
purely moral judgements. He
does not know the difference
(e.g. in the case of " d e c i d i n g "
smok ing concerts) between" ant i -
i n t e l l e c t u a l i s m a n d n o n -
intel lectual ism. Further I wou ld
add that such events are, in
moderat ion, essential to the
academic and soc ia l development
of the student.
Above al l , Mr. James censures
the C C U s for their rivalry - yet how
wou ld he see sport ing standards
(especially) maintained without
t h i s r i v a l r y ? D o e s he s e e
compet i t ion as an evil th ing? He
views the smal ler C C U s with
mistrust and believes they shou ld
be "nat ional ised into one big
impersonal ICU - but wou ld he be
satisfied or wou ld he cont inue
until he had abo l ished even this in
favour of membership solely to
the N U S with no variety in union
outlook and, doubtless, no variety
in higher educat ion?
Frank James would do away
with the C C U s . N O ! They are the
l i feblood of student activity and
their faults shou ld be made good
from within. You don't fell a good
tree when a few of its twigs are
withered.
Yours faithfully,
J A M E S G R A Y
Dear C o l i n ,
I think ser ious considerat ion
shou ld be given to the abol i t ion of
Frank James (Letters, Issue no.
527).
Yours,
A beer-swi l l ing latent homosexua l
B i o chem P G
Dear Sir,
A s is well known, there are a
number of publ icat ions printed
by, or contr ibuted to by Imperial
Co l l e ge with the intention of
informing intending under
g r a d u a t e s , l o c a l r e s i d e n t s ,
industry and the like, kthat
Imperial Co l l ege exists, with the
intention of providing sufficient
information about facilities, life at
IC and so on , for a cho ice to be
made, or s imply to improve
relations, as in the case of local
residents.
C lear ly this can be counter
productive if the information is
incorrect, so may I suggest that
Co l l ege block/ICU take a little
more care in this area? In case the
reader doubts the need for this,
here is a genuine example: It came
from page III5 of "Wh i ch Degree
1979", a page devoted to details of
life at IC. Under the heading
Cater ing Facilit ies, it states that
there are
" a wide choice of Co l l ege run
refectories.. ..between them
they provide an all day service
soaafcrbars, self-service cafe
t e r i as a n d wa i t r e s s s e r v i c e
refectories; most students eat
lunch there.. .."
O n the subject of Med ia we find
that
" A n n u a l U n i o n p u b l i c a t i o n s
include.. ..a U S K handbook" -
ta lk ing of wh ich , under the title
Societ ies, we find that there is
apparently a
"Univers i ty for South Kens ington
movement."
S ince that information was not
even correct in 1976, it would
seem that IC may be in an ongo ing
dis information situation. Cou ld I
therefore suggest that either: IC
puts out correct information, or:
U S K is revived and mooneys
revamped?
Yours pedantical ly,
Ken (gone but not finished)
Fenning, Somewhere in Eng land.
Dear C o l i n ,
I was d isgusted to see how
many people were packed into
the Great Hal l for the Rector 's
reception. If there had been a fire
alarm, it wou ld have been
extremely difficult to c lear the hall
in a reasonable time, i.e. before
somebody started panick ing.
Yours,
Kirsten
NEWS IN BRIEF compiled from IC Radio News
C o p y d e a d l i n e
fo r next F r i d a y ' s
i s s u e w i l l be
5 : 3 0 p m
M o n d a y , 8 t h
O c t o b e r
Molly Opens Up Shop
The South S ide Shop is again
open for the term. Mol ly , the
shop's keeper says it is des igned
to s e l l n e c e s s i t i e s to the
occupants of South Side and
Linstead. In the past, t h e s h o p h a s
p r o v e d v e r y c o n v e n i e n t to
residents by se l l ing anything form
soap powder to milk.
Rag's Caped Figure
This year's rag symbol , a caped
figure in tight c lothing ho ld ing a
rag co l l ec t ion can is to appear on
pint glasses. These will be wold
during rag week, later this term.
They are expected to sell quickly .
New Kitchen Equpment
New kitchen equipment worth
over £1,000 has been installed in
Bernard Sunley House. The
equipment includes four cookers,
and ten refrigerators and has been
added to the equipment currently
in use at the House.
Cistern Overflows
Co l l ege engineers were cal led in
on Saturday night to Keogh Hal l .
A cistern had overflowed on level
2 of staircase 6, caus ing curtains
in the rooms below to become
rather wet.
Bedford College Sacks President
T h e P r e s i d e n t of B e d f o r d
Co l l ege Union, Ruth Fitzjohn, has
been refused re-registration by
Bedford Col lege, and has been
forced to step down from office.
The reason for their refusal was
that Miss Fitzjohn had failed to
satisfy the examiners in both her
Engl ish sessional exam last year
and the retake two months later.
B e d f o r d ' C o l l e g e U n i o n ' s
publicity officer, Dave Brown,
w h o has t a k e n o v e r M i s s
Fitzjohn's duties as President,
said that they have an agreement
w i t h the c o l l e g e tha t the
sabbatical post can be held only
by a person of min imum academic
standing, but he regrets that Ruth
will not be President next year.
Victory for Canoe Club
Two members of IC Canoe C l u b
have s c o r e d an i m p r e s s i v e
national victory for the second
year running. Bob J o c e and B o b
Owen, who were Bri t ish C 2
champions in 1978, have retained
the championsh ip by winning the
L langol len "Serpent ' T a i l " s la lom
in Wales. The pair f inished way
ahead of the rest of the field. They
are both international paddles
a n d B r i t i s h t eam m e m b e r s .
Squash Courts Out of Use
The squash courts in kthe
col lege sports centre wil l not be
able to be used until Chr is tmas.
This is due to a fault in the
drainage system and the floor will
h a v e to be r e p l a c e d . T h e
opportunity is also being taken to
repair the walls at the same time.
Industrial Action Diverted
The proposed industrial act ion
b y m e m b e r s o f N A L G O
threatened registration at many
Bri t ish Universit ies this week.
However, the local branch of
N A L G O dec ided after a c l c s ed
vote not to take part in the act ion.
Had they taken act ion, many
members of other c ler ical unions
in Co l l ege wou ld have s topped
work in sympathy, considerably
s lowing the registration process.
National Fun Run
The s econd Sunday T imes
National Fun Run took place in
Hyde Park on Sunday . Several
thousand people jogged round
the four kilmetre long course
dur ing the day for the event,
wh ich transformed Hyde Park into
a cross between a cross-country
course and a p icnic sit. Fo l lowing
the success of last years Fun Run ,
several local newspapers have
s ince organised s imi lar events on
a smaller scale.
Student Railcards
Brit ish Rai l are cont inuing their
popular Student Rai lcard scheme
into the new academic year. The
card, wh ich now costs eight
pounds, entitles students to half
price rail travel on second class
single and Awayday return tickets
over two pounds and ordinary
returns over four pounds in cost.
Students may obtain rai lcards
from most rail stations, but need
to fill in an appl icat ion form and
p r o v i d e t w o p a s s p o r t - s t y l e
photographs. The form and one of
t h e p h o t o g r a p h s m u s t be
counters igned by a tutor and
stamed at the col lege registry
office.
Br i t ish Rai l and L loyd 's Bank
have jo ined in a scheme which
offers 50%, or £4, off the price of a
Rai lcard for all first-year full-time
students who open an account
with L loyd 's Bank before 31st
October.
Rai lcards are also available from
the London Student Travel Office
in the lower lounge of the union
bui lding.
S o the first week has nearly ended and
though you're a fresher you're not quite so
fresh a one. A s things gradually settle down
and you find you're feet, you will be able to
take a more rational look at your involvement
in the Union . I hope the answer comes out
positive.
South A f r i can Rugby Teams
In l ine with Un i on pol icy, I requested that
the forthcoming match between S.A. Mine
and a team inc lud ing some R S M players be
not played at Harl ington. Co l l ege compl i ed
with this request.
PRES(SURE!)
RELEASE Third World Scholarship
Col lege has now chosen a student who is
probably already here. For obvious reasons, I
feel it is up to him to decide whether his
identity be revealed. But if you haven't yet
donated to the fund, please do so.
Des Picket
L S O a n d U L U ( L o n d o n S t u d e n t
Organizat ion and University of London
Union) are organiz ing a picket of the D E S on
the Overseas Students issue. A party will be
leaving the Beit A r c h at 12:50. Please try to
c o m e o n t h i s i m p o r t a n t p i c k e t .
So
Stay coo l and hang loose but...don't freeze
or fall apart. A n d to put the record straight,
I'm not a dictator, J en won't let me be one.
Chris
Friday, 12th October
Picket of DES against Overseas
Student Fee Increases
Leave from Biet Arch at 12:50
IC F O O T B A L L C L U B
"Excuse me, I 'd like to j o in the sorter c lub
please," said the fresher.
" D o you play footbal l?" I boomed.
E r . y es . " he r ep l i ed " a n d t e n n i s . "
" T e n n i s eh? I used to play football, you
know. I remember one match I played, in
goal against Bedford College. The i r centre-
forward broke through. H e shot wi th a l l his
might from three yards. I never had a chance
to move; couldn ' t defend myself. T h e bal l hit
me straight between the eyes and ricocheted
away. Now , where was I?"
" T h e bal l r icocheted a w a y " replied the
fresher.
" O h yes," I cont inued, " the bal l r icocheted
out to their winger. A h igh cross came over. I
was halfway on to the bal l when their centre-
forward came rocket ing in and headed the
bal l l ike a bullet. I never had a chance to
move: couldn ' t defend myself. The bal l went
Hying over the bar for a goa l -k ick . "
" T h i s is the IC Footbal l C l u b stall, isn't i t ? "
he interjected.
"Foo tba l l ? A h yes. next attack their centre-
forward split our defence in two and
hammered intcj the penalty area. Ofcourse , I
came out to narrow the angle, and he
unleashed a fearful shot Irom point-b lank
range-. I never had a chance to move; couldn ' t
clclencl myself. The bal l hit me straight
between the eyes; of course I was getting used
to it by t h e n ! "
" H m , so you want to join the lootbal lc lub?
( i n you tra in once a week, and play on
Wednesdays and Saturdays? "
" Y e s "
" R i g h t , you're i n ! "
The Kens ing ton C r u n c h e r
JUST A SEC
Elections
In addit ion to the elect ions mentioned in
last week's FELIX, papers are also up for three
ordinary members of the University of
London students representative counc i l .
Papers come down on Friday, 12th October,
and elect ion is by ballot at the Union Genera l
Meet ing on 16th October.
Parking Permit
Just to remind you, if you need a permit and
haven't filled in the form yet, you should get
on your skateboard and rush across to the
union office. Appl icat ions close at 5:00pm
today.
Motions
The next Un ion Genera l Meet ing is on
Tuesday, 16th October. Mot ions need to be
handed into myself by Tuesday, 9th October.
After a rather quiet first U G M , do put on the
agenda motions on any topic you care about.
It doesn't have to be Co l l ege stuff (but can
be!). Just come up and dump the motion on
my desk. Its best to list things under i ) ICU
notes, i i ) ICU believes and i i i ) ICU instructs.
First Week
Well, I trust you enjoyed the first week. For
me, the highlight was the Life Sc i ences Party
on Tuesday. See you tonight in the junior
c o m m o n room and tomorrow at M a r b l e A r c h .
Roger Stotesbury
PS
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CAPTIONS FOR THIS PAGE WINS YOU
GOOD SOUNDS A T I C
THE AUDIO SOCIETY
Audio Society?
WJiat do they do?
You may well ask; I often do so, when trying
to dream up things for the committee to
organise and when attempting to satisfy the
i n s a t i a b l e d e s i r e s of t he m e m b e r s .
A few years ago we were the hi-fi c lub, but
this was changed probably because "Aud io
S o c i e t y " s o u n d s m o r e s o p h i s t i c a t e d A
We exist as T H E body devoted to hi-fi
sound reproduct ion, in whatever form this
may take. As such our activities can be
divided in to two main areas. Firstly, talks,
lectures and demonstrat ions which tend to be
mainly for the benefit of the members,
although everyone is welcome. Secondly ,
r e c o r d i n g s o f m u s i c a n d o t h e r
entertainments around college, which may
be broadcast over IC Radio and hence benefit
everyone. This latter activity, is a fairly new
one and we are still in the process of getting
the necessary equipment together; but the
future looks bright.
Our lectures are really quite diverse; in the
past we have had visits from Roger Driscol l ,
an acoust ics expert and lecturer, Angus
McKenz ie , consultant and reviewer, and
V i d e o t o n e d e m o n s t r a t e d the i r newest
products to us.
Occas iona l l y a tour can be arranged. These
have been to places of general interst, like Dr.
Driscol l 's acoust ics laboratory. A few of these
visits wil l be possible this year, details will be
f o u n d at t h e e n d of t h i s a r t i c l e .
One of the most promising things to
happen recently is our associat ion with the
Aud io Engineer ing Society. This is a group of
professional people involved with hi-fi who
arrange events similar to our own but with
rather greater professional ism as a result of
the greater resources available to them. Their
meetings take place on Tuesday evenings at
the Institution of Electr ical Engineers, Savoy
Place, off the Embankment . We meet and go
there as a group.
Not long ago we had the privilege of
hearing Peter Walker of Q U A D give a lecture
and demonstrat ion of the new electrostatic
loudspeaker. Still in the development stage, it
seems very promising.
Our society's forthcoming events are
envisaged to be as follows:-
First Term
Compar i son of power amplifiers - the Nairn
NAP160 versus Q U A D 405, see if you can
hear the difference.
Jo int meeting with the Radio Society.
Anthony Askew who works freelance often
for the B B C with their outside broadcase unit.
Videotone will be demonstrat ing their
l a t es t c a r t r i d g e a n d h e a r a m p l i f i e r .
Paul Messenger will be coming up here
near the beginning of term. The subject of his
talk wil l soon be announced .
Tony Faulkner is the Record ing Manager
for En igma Records. He will be giving a
l e c t u r e / d e m o n s t r a t i o n on m i c r o p h o n e
techniques. This very entertaining lecture
was presented to the A E S earlier this year.
Near the end of term we plan to have a trip
to the Q U A D factories in Hunt ingdon,
Cambs .
Second Term
Lectures will be given by Dr. Roger Driscol l
and Angus McKenz ie . These were both very
good last year and are expected to be even
better this year.
Trip out to Audio-T. This is a very good hi-fi
r e ta i l e r w i th p lenty of f ac i l i t i e s for
demonstrating equipment. A lso lots of good
tips on pick up/arm/cartridge combinat ions.
G a l e E l e c t r o n i c s are s e t t i ng up a
demonstration studio for their products
which include a speaker and a sol id glass
turntable. They are also setting up an
anechoic chamber so it might be possible to
arrange to see this.
Lentek have agreed to let us come up and
tour their factory, again in Hunt ingdon.
Rogers/Swisstone have a plant in Catford,
London, so we might be able to go there.
Now you know who we are and what we do
you might feel you would like to know more or
if I have said something which you do not
understand, please feel free to come up and
meet us, ask questions or whatever. Our
meetings are held on Tuesday evenings at
7:00 p.m. in ICWA. Fai l ing that you could
contact one of the committee which for the
1979-1980 session is:-
J O H N M O R C O M , Chai rman
Phys ics 2
J O H N TIDY, Secretary
Phys ics 2
A N D Y C R A V E N , Treasurer
Physics 2
J O H N A T H O N L A W R E N C E , Publ ic i ty Officer
Physics 2
MIKE B I D D U L P H , Committee Member
Chemistry 2
PS
Non-physic ists are just as welcome as
p h y s i c i s t s - but we s t i l l rule , O K ?
J O H N TIDY
G O L F C L U B CRIS IS
In recent years the IC Gol f C l u b has
enjoyed the privelege of being al lowed a
block membership at the Royal Mid-Surrey
Gol f C lub . However, we have just been
informed that they are no longer prepared to
offer us this facility due to the increased
amount of course usage over the past year.
This means that we have been left in a difficult
posit ion at the beginning of the college year
in that we cannot offer freshers any sort of
regular facilities until we find another golf
c lub wil l ing to give us a block membership.
P o t e n t i a l IC go l f e rs s h o u l d not be
d iscouraged from apply ing to join the club,
however, as we hope to be making some
temporary arrangements for practise games,
and have a number of matches which need
not be affected.
IT W O U L D B E G R E A T L Y A P P R E C I A T E D
IF A N Y O N E W H O K N O W S OF A G O L F C L U B
IN OR A R O U N D L O N D O N T H A T M I G H T B E
W I L L I N G T O C O N S I D E R A B L O C K
M E M B E R S H I P W O U L D C O N T A C T O N E
OF T H E O F F I C I A L S B E L O W .
R.A. Pul len (Physics PG)
A. Hartnell (Mech. Eng. 3)
P. Johns ton (Civ. Eng. 2)
SECURITY
Lost Property
Every year hundreds of items of personal
property are found and handed in to the
Security Office, many of these items are
never c la imed by the losers and are
eventually returned to the finders. Students
and staff who lose property should inform the
securtiy staff and in many cases the items can
be speedily restored. Persons f inding items of
personal property should hand them in to
the Securt iy Office or to one of the
messengers or security guards on ,any of
messengers or security guards on any of the
buildings.
Thefts
It is an unfortunate fact of life that, on an open
campus such as this where a large number of
people are al lowed considerable freedom of
access, periodical spates of stealing occur. A
good deal of this is due to 'walk in' thieves
who prey on institutions such as this. Both
students and staff are requested to co
operate with the security staff by promptly
reporting to the Security Office any
suspic ious persons seen loitering in Col lege
buildings or entering offices or laboratories
with no apparent authority. Wallets, cash,
cheque books, calculators, s l ide rules and
watches are the things most commonly
stolen and they should always be carried
separately on the person as instances have
occured where heavy withdrawals of cash
from banks have been made through thieves
having obtained possess ion of both card and
cheque book.
Cyc les
Pedal cycles are very attractive to thieves and
if brought onto campus they should be
secured to the cyc le rack with a heavy chain
and stout padlock. Plastic covered cables are
little deterrent to thieves and should not be
used. If you value your cyc le please insure it.
Car Park ing
Unless you have been authorised to park your
car on the campus do not bring it into the
Col lege Car Park otherwise you will
inconvenience some person who has an
authorised parking place.
Derelict vehicles are also from time to time
an embarrassment to the Col lege and a
vehicle which ceases to be road worthy
should be d isposed of by the owner and not
left on the car park where it may quickly be
cannibal ised by some persons who are quick
to recognise that it has been abandoned.
Motor cycles brought onto thecampus must
be registered with the Security Office and
students are requested to park only in the
authorised parking spaces. Park ing in
between motor vehicles can result in damage
to b o t h c a r s a n d m o t o r c y c l e s .
A .D. Dawson
Chief Security Officer
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ffioyal (Qolkge of Science ^hlm
I hope that the freshers week
has been successful as far as R C S
s t u d e n t s w e r e c o n c e r n e d .
Look ing ahead we have arranged
several more excit ing events at
very little expense but a vast
amount of toil and sweat by the
R C S officers.
The Freshers Bar Night takes
place this Sunday in the Un ion
(where there is a tendency for
people not to hear you retch). A
night of gaiety and lubricated
r e v e l r y , e n j o y e d b y a l l .
The first R C S Night Out has
been arranged for Tuesday, 9th
October, and is a trip to Queens
Ice Skat ing Rink in Bayswater. It
will only cost about a quid . We
meet in Stan's Bar in Souths ide at
6:30.
Now we come to one of the
highl ights of the first term - Yes.
the Freshers Dinners. Definitely
not to be missed s ince t ickets only
cost a fiver and you get a good
meal, plenty of wine and beer and
won
if you buy a ticket you can go to
the Life Sc i ences Disco, wh i ch is
after the Life Sc i ences Party on
2nd November.
If there are any budding wits,
wags or ser ious playwrights
interested in writ ing sketches or
playlets for the R C S smok ing
concert cou ld you please leave a
note for R i ch Archer in the
Chemistry letter rack or drop into
the R C S U sometime.
Final ly nomfnations are open
for four freshers entertainments
committee members, so if you
want to help organise R C S
events put your name up on the
lists and press-gang seconders
into s igning.
Don't forget also to t iddlywink
down Oxford Street tomorrow
and col lect lots of notes (coins
also acceptable) to keep R C S Rag
the most successful .
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UNION
After last week's marathon article and the
rigours of the first week, today's article is
sl ightly shorter, basical ly due to lack of
inspiration and being totally knackered.
As suming you are reading this dur ing
Friday's lectures there is still time to go to the
T iddlywinks on Saturday, 6th October. This is
the first Rag col lect ion of the term, so a good
turn out is essential. Meet in the Gu i lds ' Office
at 9:30 to col lect all you wil l need.
Tuesday the 9th is the Gui lds ' pub crawl to
Wandsworth. Turn up in the Un ion Bar at 6:00
for 6:30 pm to have a practice drink and find
someone to. carry you home when it has
finished.
Thursday is the first freshers' d inner for
Chemica l Engineer ing, so make sure that all
yoy in C h e m . Eng . buy your tickets soon, or
you may be disappointed.
O n Saturday, Gu i lds ' Ents proudly present
the Roadshow at 8:00 pm in the junior
c o m m o n room. Buy the tickets in Gu i l ds '
Office for £1 or pay £1.25 on the night. There
will be danc ing , late, late bar and an all girl
rock band (sounds like fun).
A l l dates are given below:-
Sat. 6th - T idd lywinks
Meet in Gu i l ds ' Un ion Office at 9:30 am.
Tues. 9th - Pub Craw l
Meet in the Un i on Bar at 6:00 pm
Thurs. 11th - C h e m . Eng . Freshers ' Dinner
In Sherf ie ld Bu i ld ing
Sat. 13th - Roadshow
At 8:00 pm in Jun i o r C o m m o n Room
Mon . 15th - Civ. Eng . Dinner
In sherfield Bu i ld ing
There will be more, same time, same place,
next week. Thank G o d , I've f inished this.
Bryan
C & G U Publ ic i ty Officer
W E S T L O N D O N C H A P L A I N C Y
The West London Chap la incy serves three
col leges in all : Imperial Col lege, the Royal
col lege of Mus i c and Queen El izabeth
Col lege. Furthermore, the Chap la incy has
m e m b e r s f r o m m a n y d e n o m i n a t i o n s
inc luding Ang l i can , Methodist, Baptist and
Scott ish Ep iscopa l ian . The focal point of the
Chap la incy is the c ommun ion service wh ich
we celebrate every Sunday at 10:00a.m. in the
Consort Gal lery, Sherf ie ld Bui ld ing . There
are, in addit ion, many smaller meetings in
both halls/houses and departments. A very
friendly atmosphere is aided by socia l events
throughout the year wh ich include several
barn dances, parties and weekends out of
London.
Here are details of Chap la incy activities in
the near future:-
Sat. 13th October - Pies, peas and party night.
This includes a sl ide show to introduce
Freshers to the Chap la incy .
Fri . 19th October - A weekend out of town,
to Wooburn Green, returning 21st October.
If you would like any further information
about the Chap la incy in Imperial -Col lege,
then please contact our student leader
Margaret Bell (Maths 3) or Rev. David
Ashforth, Rev. Bob Brooke, Marjorie Lewis,
Jack i e Fox at the Chapla in ' s Office, 10
Princes Gardens. Te lephone 589-5111 ext.
2183 or internal 4221
10
Don't forget....
It's T idd lywinks
Tomorrow morning !
* Jane Aire
(see Ents gigs
on next page)
THEATRE IN THE WEST END
According to T ime Out', West-end theatre
is half-dead already. Nevertheless, there are
some enjoyable shows, and if you've not done
much theatre-going, the West-end is the
obvious place to start.
The following reviews, although brief,
should provide a few hints on some of the
plays currently showing.
"The Rocky Horror Show", which has
recently moved to the Comedy Theatre in
Panton Street, from the Kings Road, is
probably the funniest show in London and is
certainly the only science-fiction musical.
Dreamed up by Richard O'Brien, it tells of the
fateful stormy night when two American
teenagers, Brad and Janet, are forced to take
refuge in an old castle when their car is
stopped with a flat tyre.The castle turns out to
be the home of a colony of Transylvanian
transvestites, under the leadership of Frank-
N-Fuster.
Alan Ayckbourn's play, "bedroom Farce" is
running at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The
'stage' is set one Saturday night, in the
bedrooms of the three middle-class suburban
couples, as a fourth couple attempt to sort out
their marital problems. Mildly funny: OK for
an undemanding night out.
In its twenty-seventh year (it will probably
go on forever) is Agatha Christie's "The
Mousetrap". This is not her best play - it is not
as good as "Witness for the Prosecution" for
example - and there was some miscasting in
the production I saw. However, it compares
favourably with "Murder at the Vicarage",
which contains the most unconvincing acting
I've ever seen. "The Mousetrap" is on at the
St. Martins Theatre and "Murder at the
Vicarage" is at the Fortune.
Written in 1970 by Andrew Lloyd Webber
and Tim Rice, "Jesus Christ Superstar" is
now in its seventh year at the Palace Theatre.
It portrays the last seven days in the life of
Jesus of Nazareth. Its great success resulted
in the production of an unsuccessful film of
the same name. Worth seeing, especially for
Herod's song.
(Evita is showing next door, at the Prince
Edward Theatre. Book now for the new year.)
Susan Hampshire and Keith Michell are
appearing in "The Crucifer of Blood" at the
Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Based on Conan
Doyle's book "The Sign of Four", the action
begins in India during the Great Mutiny, at the
Red Fort of Agra, and is concluded in Holmes'
s t u d y in B a k e r S t r e e t in 1887.
The play has some spectacular special
effects and Keith Michell's performance as
Sherlock Holmes is superb.
A more varied selection of plays can be
seen at the National Theatre on the South
Bank and more unconventional drama is
produced by London's many 'fringe' theatres.
AGAINST THE
Since I96.7, Britain has had an Abortion Law
which entitles women to obtain abortions,
providing certain conditions are fulfilled, opto 28
weeks into pregnancy. But a private members bill
tabled by John Corrie (Conservative member for
Bute and North Aryshire) threatens to change this
law to restrict severely the number of abortions
available and the terms underwhich they may be
obtain etl.
There are lour main areas which the proposed
bill (which takes its third and final reading in
February) effect:
1. THe time limit for abortions will be reduced
from 28 to 20 weeks.
At present only l°o of abort ions are carried out
after 20 weeks - but these are the most desperate
and serious cases - making them illegal will only
increase the hardship on the women concerned.
Pregnancv is confirmed by about (he eighth
week - the new restriction leaves a woman as little
as eight weeks allowing upto lour weeks error in
the dale of conception to obtain an abortion and
this at a lime when National Health Services are
being cut:
The choice of abortion for all women will
become a desperate race again si I ime.
2. The grounds tor abortion are to be
changed. The risk to the life of a pregnant woman
will become a "grave risk". The injury to her or her
family's phvsical or mental health will be a
"'substantial risk" of "severe injury" il the
pregnancy continues.
Kmoiive words like '"grave", "substantial"
and "serious" only aggravate the situat ion. Courts
w ill divide what is "grave" etc. - women will have
their late decided by judges who have no
qualifications oxer the lives of these women.
But the real reason for these changes is that
under the present law any abortion is legal since
statistically abortion is safer than a nine-month
pregnane)' and birth. The clause in the I967 Act.
which states that "abortion is permissible if the
risks to the woman is greater than if the pregnane)
is continued", is the most hated by the anti-
abort ionisis.
'X Every agency which carries out abortions
or advises women about abortions must have a
licence (including those carrying out pregnancy
tests). Licences will not be issued if there is any
connection whether financial or in personnel
between the agency and the abortion clinic or if the
CORRIE BILL
agency is not managed by a qualified doctor or
nurse.
This smashes the British Pregnanes Advisory
Services and the Pregnancy Advisory Service, the
two biggest charities that carry out abortions.
Their work is vital in both filling the gaps in the
NHS and in areas where NHS abortions are almost
impossible to get. They provide a sympathetic
service at a reasonable price.
The 25% of women who get their abortions
through the charities will be thrown on the
unscrupulous money makers of the private
medicine market.
Voluntary groups advising for example school
girls, about abortions will have to simply give up.
4. The rights of conscientious objectors to
abortions who work in the health service will now
have legal rights.
This means,that doctors will be able to put
their moral views first and the quality of service
they provide for their patients second.
As can be easily seen the effects of this bill will
impose on thousands of Women. We must have the
right to control our own bodies. There are no
foolproof contraceptives. We mav make mistakes.
We may be abused. We will continue to abort:
Corrie's Bill, anti-abortionists or not.
Does Corrie's Bill provide for all the children it
will force into this world!? Will it look alter then0
Have we the right to bring children into a world
when we feel we can not look after them - through
material reasons, social pressures or whatever?
Having children is an important decision and we
will not let John Corrie deride our fate. We will
have the right to control our bodies.
At IC then, we must campaign to prevent this
bill from becoming law. There will be a list, in the
ICWA Lounge, of those MPs who voted against the
second reading. If your MP does not appear, write
asking why and for re-consideration.
There will be a meeting in the ICWA Lounge on
Thursday, llth October, at 1:00 p.m. with a
speaker from the National Abortion Campaign to
discuss the "campaign against Corrie's Bill",
Please attend, all will be welcome.
There will also be a march "No Return to the
Backstrcets" on 28th October, to defend the 1967
Abortion Act. Assemble 11:30-12:30at Hyde Park.
MERCHE CLARK.
ICWA President
I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E
E N T E R T A I N M E N T S E DI TO RIAL C O M M I T T E E
see next weeks issue.
P R E S E N T S
F R E E C O N C E R T The Mines Disco which was to be held this Saturday has had to
be postponed.
The Mines Pub Crawl starts in the Union Bar at 6 pm this
evening.
Yes folks, it's a fteebie. Just over f rom the States for the start o f a U K tour: GIGS
J A N E AIRE and T H E B E L V E D E R E S T u e s . 9 th O c t . J A N E A I R E a n d T H E B E L V E D E R E S
a n d support
p l u s s u p p o r t . u " ' ° " C o n c e r t H a l 1 ' 8 : 0 ( , P m F R E E
Tuesday , 9th O c t o b e r at 8 :00pm in the U n i o n Conce r t H a l
Sat. 20th O c t . G I R L S S C H O O L & B O O K S
U n i o n C o n c e r t H a l l , 8:00pm£2 o r adv. £1.50
T O N I G H T and every F r i d a y n ight , a super lat ive disco at 8 :00pm in the U n i o n
L o w e r L o u n g e w i th B A R ! Spec ia l guest D J - K A R E N ( from I C R a d i o 301m) Sat. 27th O c t . 64 S P O O N S & W O R L D S E R V I C E
U n i o n Conce r t Halt£l.50 or adv. £\
C O M I N G E V E N T S
D i s c o : E v e r y F r i d a y i n U n i o n at 8 : 0 0 p m . A d m i s s i o n 3 0 p . S a l . 3 rd N o v . Z O N E S a n d support
U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall£2 or adv. £1.50
F i lms : Eve ry T h u r s d a y in M e c h E n g 220 at 6 :30pm. A d m i s s i o n 30p.
Note : D u e to unforeseen c i rcumstances the p r o g r a m w i l l not be as advert ised in B e i ng a r ranged lo r Great H a l l :
the Freshers F E L I X - look out for o u r adver t i s ing nearer the date. 19th Nov . J O H N M I L E S a n d support
Next T h u r s d a y - T h e F r e n c h C o n n e c t i o n ' Nov . B E T H N A L a n d support
WHAT'S ON
Sat. 6th Oct.
IC Football Club Trials
Meet in the Union Lower Lounge at 12:30pm
Mon. 8th Oct
A C C General meeting
Meet in U n i o n O f f i c e at 5:30pm
Jim Younger and Julie Carter (formerly of £42
cheque) will be appearing at the Folk Club af
8:00pm. Admission 50p (members 2Sp)
Tues. 9th Oct.
Photographic Society Lecture
Entitled 'Africa Calls Again', it will be held at
7:00pm. Details of the location will be
displayed on the photographic society's
noticeboard on the ground floor of the union
office.
Mopsoc Lecture
This lecture entitled 'The Josephson Effect
and Squids' will be given by Dr. M.R. Holse of
Kent University in the physics lecture theatre
3.
The First Meeting of the Riding Club
Meet at 1:00pm in room 406, electrical
engineering.
IC Youth Hostelling Activities Group
A slide show of ICYHA will be shown at
6:30pm in electrical engineering room 606.
Admission is free and tea, coffee and biscuits
will be served.
Wed. 10th Oct.
Come and sell Rag Mags at Sussex.
Contact Barney McCabe , Physics 2
Thurs. Ilth Oct.
IC Footbal l C l u b Refeering C o u r s e
If interested, contact Paul Archer, Mech. Eng.
3.
Recreational Clubs Committee First General
Meeting
Taking place in Mech. Eng. room 703 at
6:30pm.
"News Break"
this Stoic transmission will be broadcast at
1:00pm and 7:00pm in the union TV loung,
1:00pm and 7:00pm (not JCR7 in Union TV
lounge, Southside Halls and Southside lower
TV lounge.
Tues. 16th Oct.
F i r s t S t a f f M e e t i n g of P h o e n i x
This takes place in Stan's Bar at 8:00pm
There is a meeting next Friday, 12 October, at 8 pm, for anyone
interested in working on FELIX. Come to the FELIX Office and we'll
show you how to operate our equipment.
on Tuesday, 16th October
at 5:30pm in 170 Queens
Gate .Names to Jen in the
U n i o n Office by F r i d a y ,
12th at 2 :00pm. Freshers
part icular ly welcome.
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